It is expected there will be comments regarding the action at the the Detroit Police Commisson's first meeting since the announcement.

The Commission, an appointed board that acts as a liaison between the public and the police department, meets in the Police Headquarters on Beubian at 3 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Godbee rarely has attended the meetings in recent months. Deputy Chief Ben Lee is scheduled to represent the department at today's meeting.

Angelica Robinson, a Detroit Police Department Internal Affairs
officer, on Tuesday publicly revealed an affair she said she's been having with chief.

She called the chief her "ex-lover"
and told Channel 2, ClickOnDetroit.com's Charlie LeDuff that she became
angered because she believed Godbee attended a San Diego convention
with another woman.

Richardson posted messages on her Twitter account, including one of
herself with her department-issued handgun in her mouth and her eyes
closed.

Mayor Dave' Bing's office announced that the chief would
be suspended for 30 days while the Human Resources Department
investigates unnamed "allegations" related to a relationship between Godbee and
"an internal affairs officer."

4:14 P.M. It doesn't appear the closed session is related to Godbee. These are the named officers Nevin Hughes, badge no. 3248; Sean Harris, badge no.4960; and William Little, badge no. 1726. They are disputing a suspension without pay. I have to leave the meeting room now.

4:12 p.m. The Commission is going to a closed session. I will wait until they return and see if there are any decisions made.

4:05 p.m. Ms. Jackson: "I
am so embarrassed and so hurt and so ashamed the way this city is being
ran
there is no supervision. These people are out of control they driving
down the
street shooting cars... they have no respect for anyone but themselves."
She said the Council is a joke and the city is becoming a joke.

"I
wouldn't care what Godbee or nobody else did, as long as your handling
your business," she said. "I'm tired of fighting by myself... We're not
getting anywhere... Where does it stop. This is a vicious cycle... Their
laughing out in Fresno, California and I'm going out there to get
laughed at again."

3:59 p.m. Commissioner Toney A. Stewart is here. I haven't
seen him in about 10 meetings that I've attended since June. Political
Activists Bernice Smith said she has no comment on Godbee. "A man can't
do anything to a woman unless the woman let's him do it."

She is
now speaking about the Bing community meeting last week, which closed
down early. She said she saw about 8 Caucasian officers "acting
horrible." Other officers, she said, were also acting "outrageous."

Bernice
Smith said the commanders should speak to the officers and let the
department members they are "police officers, not hoodlums." She wants a
"strict ruling" that officers act appropriately in public.

"You must act like police officers for the people to respect you," Smith said.

3:55 p.m. There have been a couple non-Godbee-related complaints. A man is complaining about graffiti now. He says he's spent more on paint for his building than on his house painting over graffiti. "If you want to put this stuff on the building, buy your own building." He recommends a $5,000 fine or one year in prison.

3:51 p.m. Ron Scott, Coalition Against Police Brutality president, said if people want to be concerned about titillating things, then they should go to a peep show. He commends the Commission in their "fair and judicious" approach to the Godbee situation. He said it if is proven that Godbee did not violate department rules, the media should learn from the situation and learn to do better fact checks.

He said former William Jefferson Clinton was involved in a sex scandal and now he's extoled as a great man.

3:46 p.m. A Ms. Hughes says she lives in the in Southwest
District. She said the "leadership is too busy chasing catfish instead
of the criminals." She has asked that the chief be dismissed and
Angelica Richardson be removed from a position where she needs a gun and
that she get psychological treatment. "If he's a sex addict, as a
nurse, I suggest that he gets therapy..."Hughes said."This is not safe
for the city of Detroit.

She also said she wants to "know where the mayor is in the middle of all this drama."

3:44 p.m. several members and a parent of the Explorers are speaking. One speaker said the work the Explorers do is entirely volunteer. They are not paid for what they do and the program is valuable for youth of Detroit.

3:36 p.m. Deputy Chief Melvin Turner says the Explorer Program falls under his command and the leadership is exploring ways for the program to continue. The 12-hour shifts and the changing of the leave days, Turner said makes the meeting schedule more difficult but they are working on that. Turner said there are no plans to disband the Explorer Proram.

3:34 p.m. Police officers were told the only way they can work with the DPD Explorers Academy is if it is on their own time, a spokesman for the group says. He says it seems like the program is going to be forced to close." The group is made of 14-18 year olds with an interest in law enforcement. They train like the officers do and help with crowd control at city events, such as the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

"The program, it spreads so much positivity." There are about 250 in the organization. They are asking that officers be assigned to the organization. Kelly Showers is the speaker.

3:31 p.m. "I think it is a wonderful project," Warfield said. "WE understood that the state helicopter was as tremendous asset... I think it is a resource that would benefit the residents of Detroit tremendously."

The grant acceptance passed unanimously.

3:29 p.m. The inspector, sorry I don't know his name, says the city will save millions in lawsuits which have increased without an aviation unit due to crashes occurring during pursuits; also it has helped increase arrests, the inspector said.

3:23 p.m. The police department has been contracting with MSP for aviation. The MSP stations their helicopter in a Detroit hangar and they pay maintenance costs. Detroit provides the pilot and fuel, about $30,000 per year. The department flies two operations per day. There will be a maintenance cost of $86,000 for rotor overhaul in three years. $86,000 for an engine overhaul and $30,00 to $40,000 per year for insurance. MSP mechanic would handle day-today maintenance, or the department may hire their own. The Salary is about $60,000 per year for a mechanic.

The inspector expects the cost to be about $500,000 over three years.

3:18 p.m. The Commission voted unanimously to send the letter to Mayor Bing. There is no presentation by Deputy Chief Benjamin Lee, who is filling in as the department representative today.

The Commission accepted a grant of a 1970 Bell helicopter to the Detroit Police Department from the U.S. Army.

The city previously used helicopters and sold them under Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who did away with the aviation division.

The city has pursued a free helicopter since 2003, "pretty much free of charge."

3:15 p.m. The letter says the investigation by the Chief Inspector's Office, made up of citizen investigators, is impartial and doesn't present a possible conflict of interest.

Bing sent out a message yesterday saying the Human Resources Department would investigate the Godbee situation.

Warfield says the Commission isn't attempting to be "adversarial" but wants to operate within the confines of the charter which establishes the Commission should handle such matters.

3:10 p.m. Warfield is reading a letter prepared for Mayor
Dave Bing. It says the Commission has concerns regarding to Bing ordering an
investigation by the Human Resources Department. Warfield says he feels the
Commission should have

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supervisory control of the investigation and is
requesting charge over the investigation. The Commission is charged with
reviewing disciplinary matters for all members of the police force, Warfield
says.

3:07 p.m. Jerome Warfield said the Commission plans to
go into closed session later to discuss a suspension without pay matter.

3:06 p.m. About 6 young people from the Detroit Police
Department Explorers Academy just arrived. It is not standing room only.

3:04 p.m. They are starting

2:59
p.m. Several more media than usual are here today. It's the scheduled
start time, but I don't expect the meeting to begin for 10-15 minutes. There are
more than 20, including residents, police and media, here now.

2:52 p.m. Charlie LeDuff is out front shooting a promo.
He also spoke to Warfield. He was running his promo by me in which he asked for
comment from Mayor Bing and placed the microphone out for the invisible mayor to
speak. Not sure if it was a joke or that's what he went with. Check out Channel
2 to find out.

2:50 p.m. I spoke to Board of Police Commissioners
President Jerome Warfield on the way in. He said they will discuss the
department's fraternization policy. One doesn't currently exist, he said. He
claimed to know little more than has been reported by media. He called what
happened with the Godbee suspension an "unfortunate distraction" at a time when
crime is not going down and the city is amid so many other
problems.

2:48 p.m. There are about five people in the meeting
room with 13 minutes to the scheduled start time. The Commission is led by
unpaid representatives. The meetings tend to start a little late. I asked to use
the department's wifi. They don't have that, so I'm using a hot spot on my
phone. It is sometimes inconsistent, so if there's a lag with updates I'm
probably trying to get it back online.